Youth leadership opportunities

Tuesday 2nd March was another busy day for me with the Youth of Today. I was asked to attend two events in London, the Feminists Web Launch and Volunteering Hustings.

The moment I board the train to London was the moment my fairytale began. I really couldn’t believe just what I was about to experience and how lucky I was to have that opportunity that I actually had to pinch myself a few times to make sure I was still in my own skin.
 
I got to a hotel, checked in and went up to my room. I was feeling very excited; I even found it hard to sleep at night. I woke up at 3am thinking it was early morning, and from then on I could not get any sleep.

Want to help us direct the work of The Youth of Today through one of our partner organisations?

We are now recruiting for Youth Leadership Team (YLT) members for Changemakers, National Youth Agency and Citizenship Foundation.

Please follow the link below to an application form and role descriptions for each YLT opportunity. To apply for one of these positions, please download, complete and return the application form to alex@changemakers.org.uk.

Hi all!

I've had another fantastic week in my Apprenticeship! I'm on a placement working with a youth participation team and also helping run Enfield Peer Motivators for Summer Uni!

I took part in running my first ice breaker games with the peer motivators on Tuesday and it went brilliantly! and today I will be out and about with Changemakers! we're off to Lewisham to meet some potential new Fellows!

I'm really enjoying everything,  will update with anything new and intresting soon!

Kim
 

My name’s Kim and I’m 1 of the new apprentices for the Youth Of Today project. This is my first blog EVER! so im very excited to be updating you all on what ive been up to so far....
As part of this apprentaship ill be going to college one day a week to achive my youth work NVQ. I will be helping out at changemakers london office one day a week, and working with clare mulgrew a local youth worker in my area 3 days a week.

Hi everyone,
    My name’s Polly and I’m 1 of the new apprentices for the Youth Of Today project. I’m sure this won’t be my last blog, so for now I’ll just explain what I’m up to and how it’s been going etc...

Just some of the organisations and people who opened their doors to thousands of young people across the country yesterday, for 11 Million's Takeover Day event, included Children's Secretary Ed Balls, shadow children's minister Tim Loughton, Tesco, the Red Cross, schools and local authorities.

Takeover Day encourages organisations to open their doors so children and young people can join in decisions which affect their daily lives. We love this, as well as anything else that gives young people the chance to become leaders.

The Youth of Today is giving 6 young people the opportunity to gain an apprenticeship in Youth Work where you can experience life with a local youth and community organisation and gain a range of qualifications including an NVQ Level 2 in Youth Work. On top of this you will earn over £160 per week over an 18 month fixed-term, full-time contract, starting from November 2009.

Do you know a young person who has taken action to make a difference in their community? Does a young person you know have a passion to change the world they live in? Nominate them for a CHANGEit award!